Overview:
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.| Status: | Released (2021-02-12) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 5 BAFTA 6 wins & 19 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $836,536 |
| Screen: | Michael Bronner, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani |
| Productions: | 30WEST, Topic Studios, STXfilms, SunnyMarch, BBC Film, Shadowplay Features |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, العربية, Français, English |
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Casts
- 81051: Tahar Rahim - Mohamedou Ould Slahi
- 1038: Jodie Foster - Nancy Hollander
- 71580: Benedict Cumberbatch - Lt. Stuart Couch
- 94185: Shailene Woodley - Teri Duncan
- 69899: Zachary Levi - Neil Buckland
- 37093: Langley Kirkwood - Sergeant Sands
- 2123490: Saamer Usmani - Arjun
Crews
- 1544547: Donald Sabourin - Co-Producer - Production
- 1077677: Tom Hodge - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2804291: Rory Haines - Screenplay - Writing
- 2456703: Sohrab Noshirvani - Screenplay - Writing
- 1677461: Daniel Steinman - Executive Producer - Production
- 4522040: Mohamedou Ould Slahi - Book - Writing
- 1771489: Dan Friedkin - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
Manuel São Bento
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Based on the New York Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, “The Mauritanian” tells the true story of a man who spent 14 years of his life imprisoned without charges at the notorious United States military detention facility. The film is a standard leg ....
Continue reading ->AstroNoud
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Emotionally powerful thanks to the great actors (especially Rahim) and with a gripping true story, ‘The Mauritanian’ exceeds expectations, even if the overall film could have been a bit more polished. 9/10
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Tahar Rahim and Kevin MacDonald have come some way since their first collaboration on "the Eagle" (2011). This one sees the former - Mohammed Ould Slahi - incarcerated, without charge, by the American authorities in Guantánamo Bay. His case comes to the attention of attorney Nancy Ho ....
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